I drew this one the morning after the state of the union address (2/25/26).

I’d gone to bed thinking about the Epstein files, about the rise of misogyny (not that it ever ‘went away’). Earlier that evening, while not watching the SOTU, my IG feed was overtaken by a gush of posts celebrating large families, many featuring older women having babies–(sometimes their 12th or 15th) and if that is your path and your choice, I’m all for it.

However, my days of childrearing are behind me. I follow climate news and mindfulness news and current events. I follow warriors for racial justice. Immigrant’s rights. World news. Some humor. Poetry. Plant-based cooking. Musicians. Queer activists. Philosophy. Gardening. Literature (basically every area of study currently on the chopping block at your local U).

There is no logical reason my feed was flooded with posts about the vital importance of staying home with my children. Even a post that seemed to be about a woman working in a corporate environment was slanted by an anxiety-tinged “you should be home, because only you can take care of your child” message. These posts came up immediately after I read about new findings in the Epstein files; they seemed to be…in reaction to that.

After reading about Meta’s practices, I know their algorithmic ways are rarely random.

Time to walk away from “my lover, the phone” and be here in the world, which we can create. Imagine a world of caring. Imagine a world you would like the children of tomorrow to wake to. Whether they are your own kin or not.

What kind of world would you like to leave behind? Imagine it. Write about it. Meditate about it. Change begins with a vision.

Tell me, what would you most like to leave behind?